弓弩弦主难产胞不出（名医所录○谨按弓弩弦旧本附于草部盖古者以麻为之而然也近世
易之以丝以筋之类欲其坚且约耳内则所谓男子生而桑弧蓬矢以射四方射乃男子之事况弦有捷
速之义故妊娠佩之以宜男临蓐而易产物之所感理或然也【性】微寒平【主】易产【治】〔疗〕
〔别录云〕治妇人始觉有孕取弦一条袋盛击于左臂必成男胎又临蓐取一条缠缚腰间令易产治
耳中有物不可出者以三寸打散一头涂胶注耳中物处停之今相着其物即出
毛茛钩吻注陶云钩吻或者毛茛苏云毛茛是有毛石龙芮也百一方云菜中有水茛叶圆而光有
毒生水旁蟹多食之苏云又注似水茛无毛其毛茛似龙芮而有毒也○荫命钩吻注陶云有一物名阴
命赤色着木悬其子生海中有毒又云海姜生海中赤色状如龙芮亦大毒应是此也今无的识之者○
毒菌地浆注陶云山中多有毒菌地浆解之地生者为菌木生者为 江东人呼为蕈尔雅云中馗菌注
云地蕈子也或云地鸡亦云獐头夜中光者有毒煮不熟者有毒煮讫照人无影者有毒有恶虫鸟从下
过者有毒欲烂无虫者有毒冬春无毒及秋夏有毒者为蛇过也○草禹余粮注陶公云南人又呼平泽
中一藤如菝 为余粮言禹采此当粮根如盏连缀半在土上皮如茯苓肉赤味涩人取以当谷不饥调
中止泄健行不睡云昔禹会诸侯弃粮于地化为此草故名余粮今多生海畔山谷○鼠蓑草莎草注陶
云别有鼠蓑草治体异此有名无用条有蓑草味苦寒主温疟寒热酸斯利气生淮南山谷即此也○廉
姜杜若注陶云若似廉按廉姜热主胃中冷吐水不下食似姜生岭南剑南人多食之○草石蚕虫石蚕
注陶云今俗用草根黑色按草石蚕生高山石上根如箸上有毛节如蚕叶似卷柏山人取浸酒除风破
血主溪毒煮食之本经从虫部出复有虫食蚕已出拾遗○漆姑草杉木注陶云叶细细多生石间按漆
姑草如鼠迹大生阶墀间阴处气辛烈主漆疮 研敷之热更易亦主溪毒疮苏云此蜀羊泉羊泉是大
草非细者乃同名耳○麂目豆蔻注陶云麂目小冷按麂目云出岭南如麂目食之发冷痰余别无功○
梨豆蚺蛇注陶云蛇胆如梨豆生江南蔓如葛子如皂荚子作狸首文故名梨豆尔雅云虑涉子人炒食
之一名虎涉别无功○诸草有毒瓜两蒂两鼻害人瓜瓠正苦有毒檐溜滴着菜有毒堇黄花害人芹赤
叶害人菰首蜜食下痢生葱不得杂白犬肉食之令人九窍流血食戎葵并鸟肉令人面无颜色食葵发
狂犬咬食葫葱青鱼令人腹生虫薤不得和牛肉食成症瘕痼疾妇人妊娠食干姜令胎肉消生葱和鸡
子食变嗽蓼齑食生食令气夺乏令阴痿九月食霜下瓜血必冬发三月不得食陈菹夏热病发恶疮瓠
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弓弩弦主治难产、胎盘滞留不出。（名医所录○谨按：弓弩弦在旧版本草中附于草部，大概是因为古代用麻制作弓弦的缘故。近代改用丝或筋类材料，是为了使其坚固且紧束。《礼记·内则》说：“男子出生，以桑木做的弓和蓬草做的箭射向四方”，射箭是男子的职责。况且“弦”有敏捷迅速的含义，所以孕妇佩戴它有利于生男孩，临产时佩戴有助于顺利分娩。这种感应道理或许确实如此。）【性味】微寒，平。【功效】易产。【主治】〔疗〕〔别录云〕治疗妇人刚觉得怀孕时，取一条弓弦装在袋子里，敲击左臂，必定怀男胎；又临产时取一条缠缚在腰间，令生产容易；治疗耳中有异物无法取出者，将三寸长的弓弦打散，一头涂上胶，注入耳中异物处，停留片刻，现在相粘着的异物就会出来。
毛茛、钩吻。注陶弘景云：钩吻或许是毛茛。苏恭云：毛茛是有毛的石龙芮。《百一方》云：菜中有水茛，叶圆而光滑，有毒，生长在水边，螃蟹多食之（会中毒）。苏恭又注：似水茛但无毛。其毛茛似龙芮而有剧毒。○荫命（阴命）注陶弘景云：有一种物名叫阴命，赤色，附着在树上，悬挂着它的果实，生长在海中，有毒。又说海姜生长在海中，赤色，形状像龙芮，也有大毒，应当就是这种东西。如今没有能确切识别的人。○毒菌、地浆。注陶弘景云：山中多有有毒的菌类，地浆可以解其毒。土里生长的是菌，木头里生长的是（蕈）。江东人呼为蕈。《尔雅》中说“馗菌”。注云：地蕈子也。有人说叫地鸡，也说獐头。夜里发光的有毒；煮不熟的有毒；煮完后照人没有影子的有毒；有恶虫鸟从上面飞过的有毒；想腐烂但没有虫咬的有毒；冬春无毒，秋夏有毒是因为蛇经过。○草禹余粮。注陶公云：南人又叫平泽中的一种植藤，如菝葜，称为余粮。传说大禹采集此物当作粮食，根像盏一样，连接缀合，一半在土上，皮像茯苓，肉赤色，味道涩。人们取它当谷粮吃不饿，调理肠胃止住泄泻，使人健行不睡。据说昔年大禹会见诸侯，把粮食丢弃在地上，化为此草，所以名叫余粮。如今多生长在海边山谷。○鼠蓑草、莎草。注陶弘景云：另外有鼠蓑草，治疗身体各异。这里有名无用的条目有蓑草，味苦寒，主治温疟、寒热、酸斯（可能指肢体酸痛），利气，生长在淮南山谷，就是这种。○廉姜、杜若。注陶弘景云：杜若似廉。按廉姜热，主治胃中冷、吐水、不下食，似姜，生长在岭南，剑南人多食用。○草石蚕、虫石蚕。注陶弘景云：如今俗用草根黑色。按草石蚕生长在高山石头上，根像筷子，上有毛节，像蚕，叶似卷柏。山人取来浸酒，除风破血，主治溪毒，煮食之。《本经》从虫部出。又有虫食蚕已出的（情况）。拾遗。○漆姑草、杉木。注陶弘景云：叶细细多生在石间。按漆姑草如鼠迹大小，生长在台阶缝隙间的阴处，气味辛烈，主治漆疮，研碎敷之，热敷更易见效，也主治溪毒疮。苏恭云：这是蜀羊泉。羊泉是大草，不是细小的，乃是同名罢了。○麂目、豆蔻。注陶弘景云：麂目小冷。按麂目云出岭南，像麂的眼睛，食之引发冷痰，其余别无功效。○梨豆、蚺蛇。注陶弘景云：蛇胆如梨豆，生长在江南，蔓如葛，子如皂荚子，作狸首纹，所以名叫梨豆。《尔雅》云：虑涉子。人炒食之。一名虎涉，别无功效。○诸草有毒。瓜两蒂、两鼻害人。瓜瓠正苦有毒。檐溜滴着菜有毒。堇黄花害人。芹赤叶害人。菰首蜜食下痢。生葱不得杂白犬肉食之，令人九窍流血。食戎葵并鸟肉，令人面无颜色。食葵发狂犬咬。食葫葱青鱼，令人腹生虫。薤不得和牛肉食，成症瘕痼疾。妇人妊娠食干姜，令胎肉消。生葱和鸡子食，变嗽。蓼齑食，生食令气夺乏，令阴痿。九月食霜下瓜，血必冬发。三月不得食陈菹。夏热病发恶疮。瓠牛践苗子即苦。
Bowstring (Gongnu Xian) treats difficult labor and retained placenta. (Recorded by famous physicians ○ Note: In older editions, bowstring was attached to the Grass category, likely because ancient bows were made of hemp. In recent times, silk or tendon-like materials are used to make them firm and tight. The "Nei Ze" records: "When a boy is born, a bow made of mulberry wood and arrows made of tumbleweed are shot in the four directions"; shooting is a man's duty. Moreover, "string" implies swiftness and speed, so wearing it during pregnancy favors having a male child, and wearing it at parturition facilitates delivery. This kind of resonance may indeed be plausible.) [Nature] Slightly cold, neutral. [Efficacy] Facilitates childbirth. [Indications] [Liao] [Bie Lu says] Treats women who just feel pregnant: take one strip of bowstring, place it in a bag, strike the left arm, and it will surely result in a male fetus. Also, at the time of labor, take one strip and bind it around the waist to facilitate easy delivery. For treating foreign bodies stuck in the ear that cannot be removed, break apart three cun of bowstring, coat one end with glue, insert it into the ear where the object is located, leave it for a while, and now the adhering object will come out.
Ranunculus (Maogen) and Gelsemium (Gougen). Zhu Tao says: Gougen might be Maogen. Su says: Maogen is Ranunculus with hairs. Baiyi Fang says: Among vegetables there is Shuigen, leaves round and smooth, toxic, grows by water; crabs often eat it. Su says: Another note says it resembles Shuigen but has no hair. Its Maogen resembles Longrui but is toxic. ○ Yinming Gougen. Zhu Tao says: There is an item named Yinming, red in color, attaching to trees, hanging its fruits, growing in the sea, toxic. It is also said that Haijiang grows in the sea, red in color, shape like Longrui, also highly toxic; this should be it. Currently, there is no one who can accurately identify it. ○ Toxic mushrooms, Earth slurry (Dijiang). Zhu Tao says: Mountains have many toxic mushrooms; earth slurry detoxifies them. Those growing on soil are mushrooms; those growing on wood are (wood ear). People in Jiangdong call them Xun. "Erya" mentions "Kuijun". Note says: It is Di xunzi. Some say it is called Diji, also Zhangtou. Mushrooms glowing at night are toxic; those not fully cooked when boiled are toxic; those that cast no shadow when illuminated after boiling are toxic; those with poisonous insects or birds passing underneath are toxic; those wanting to rot but without insect bites are toxic; those non-toxic in winter and spring but toxic in autumn and summer are due to snakes passing over. ○ Cao Yuyuliang. Zhu Gong says: Southerners also call a vine in flat marshes resembling Baxia as Yuliang. Legend has it that Yu collected this plant as food; roots like a cup, connected, half in the soil, skin like Fuling, flesh red, taste astringent. People take it to replace grain, preventing hunger, regulating the stomach to stop diarrhea, promoting movement and sleeplessness. It is said that formerly when Yu convened feudal lords, he discarded grain on the ground which transformed into this grass, hence named Yuliang. Now it mostly grows by the sea and in valleys. ○ Shusuo Cao, Cyperus (Shacao). Zhu Tao says: There is separately Shusuo Cao, treating the body differently. This one is famous but useless. Tiao has Suocao, bitter and cold in nature, mainly treats warm malaria, chills and fever, Suan Si, promotes Qi circulation. Grows in Huai and Nan mountains and valleys, which is this herb. ○ Lianjiang, Du Ruo. Zhu Tao says: Ruo resembles Lian. According to Lianjiang, it is hot, mainly treats coldness in the stomach, vomiting water and inability to eat. Resembles ginger, grows in Lingnan, people in Jiannan often eat it. ○ Caoshican, Chongshican. Zhu Tao says: Nowadays commonly used root is black. According to Caoshican, it grows on stones in high mountains, roots like chopsticks, hairy, nodes like silkworms, leaves resemble Polypodiaceae. Mountain people soak it in wine to dispel wind and break blood stasis, mainly treats stream toxicity, eaten after boiling. "Ben Jing" lists it under the Insect category. Additionally, there are insects eating silkworms already emerged, "Shiyi". ○ Qigucao, Fir (Shanmu). Zhu Tao says: Leaves fine, mostly growing among rocks. According to Qigucao, it is as large as a mouse footprint, grows in shady places between steps, odor pungent and strong, mainly treats lacquer dermatitis, ground and applied externally, heat changes easily, also treats stream toxicity sores. Su says: This is Shuyangquan. Yangquan is a large herb, not small, merely sharing the same name. ○ Jimu, Cardamom (Doukou). Zhu Tao says: Jimu is small and cold. According to Jimu, it comes from Lingnan, looks like a muntjac's eye, eating it induces cold phlegm, other than this has no efficacy. ○ Lidou, Python (Ranshe). Zhu Tao says: Snake gallbladder like Lidou, grows in Jiangnan, vines like kudzu, seeds like soap bean pods, pattern like civet head, hence named Lidou. "Erya" mentions Luxizi, people roast and eat it, also named Hushé, other than this has no efficacy. ○ Various toxic herbs. Melons with two stems or two noses harm people. Guhu with true bitterness is toxic. Rainwater dripping onto vegetables is toxic. Jin with yellow flowers harms people. Celery with red leaves harms people. Zugu eaten with honey causes dysentery. Raw green onions must not be eaten with white dog meat, causing bleeding from nine orifices. Eating Rongkui and bird meat makes the face lose color. Eating Kui triggers reactions from rabid dog bites. Eating Allium tuberosum and green fish causes worms in the abdomen. Scallions must not be eaten with beef, leading to masses and chronic diseases. Pregnant women eating dried ginger causes fetal tissue to dissolve. Eating raw green onions with eggs changes coughs. Eating raw Polygonum acetosella pickles depletes Qi, causes weakness, and impotence. Eating melons frosted in September causes blood issues to erupt in winter. Do not eat aged pickles in March. Summer fevers trigger malignant sores. When cattle tread on pumpkin seedlings, they become bitter.